in his campaign after some tough weeks. obama for his part is hoping to open up a significant lead in the polls. >> a debate is really all about the clash of ideas and his first one on domestic policy could see the biggest clash of all. >> that is because both candidates have very different ideas on the role of government to solve the country's problem. it is a dividing line that cuts right through american society. >> after a long day's work, as washington attorney enjoys being at home with his family. for months, the presidential race for the white house has stolen the headlines. he already knows he's voting for. >> i think romney offers a set of policy proposals which will grow the economy, of the port of poverty, all of the middle-class and provide jobs for the american people. >> republican candidate mitt romney want lower taxes and less government intervention. that's something this family agrees with, particularly when it comes to health care reform very >> health care is not our right in the sense we don't authorize the government to take for other people to provide the ame

coming weeks we'll hear more about the candidates foreign policy vision for now in most states president obama is leading in polls although by a very small margin there are going pretty much next to neck but it's important to mention especially to our non american audience that in the us candidates might win the majority of the popular vote and still lose the election because the stock the popular vote is the so-called electoral college that decides the outcome of the presidential election here every state gives the candidates a certain number of points and the winner has to collect this metric number two hundred seventy point even if a candidate loses a state by just say three votes they get zero points that way it's a very peculiar electoral system which. is not really about the will of the majority so not only are the americans stuck with just two choices because it's a two worst race system but they're also not guaranteed to get the president that the majority of american voters cast their votes for one more thing almost half of americans identify themselves as independents

hard to live from moscow welcome back the u.s. presidential candidates brock obama and mitt romney clashed over the economy and the role of government in their first t.v. debates this week poll showed romney overwhelmed incumbent obama commanding ninety minute furball dual romney said his rival is in favor of a trickle down government while obama said romney would bring the nation back to bush era canonic policies the us president has a slight edge in the polls but as vulnerable and due to criticism over we growth and climate and health care reform story on jell-o. horn believes voters are caught between a rock and a hard place most remember unfortunately this debate is one. reason why nowadays there are those who say that what we have in the end of states is not democracy but a democracy that is to say what happens in other states is that all the candidates of the left such as the green party are barred from this kind of presidential debate and as a result will be kinds of policies that president obama has been acting better subject to withering criticism from the left for example

merkel as the country has less than a week to qualify for its next bailout installment. rock obama's presidential rival mitt romney calls for an army to syrian rebels as media revelation show imported crates of weapons are already in the hands of insurgents. basine says the u.s. simply afraid to compete on the open market after allegations from washington accuse china's top ten companies of spying on america. this is actually live from moscow m. in the russian capital. tensions are running high in greece over the state of the country's disintegrating economy labor unions are promising to bring more people onto the streets despite a police baton posed on protest ahead of a visit by german chancellor angela merkel seven thousand policemen have now been deployed in the city to ensure called merkel's visit is seen as crucial for the country's government as it has been given until next week to deliver on its promises to the international monetary fund if it wants to ensure its next bailout happens based attorney and professor of constitutional law at george could the rights of the greek p

the big picture. for charity live from moscow the u.s. presidential candidates barack obama and they romney clashed over the economy in the role of government in their first t.v. debate this week polls showed romney overwhelmed incumbent obama commanding the ninety minute verbal duel romney said his rivals in favor of it trickle down government while obama said romney would bring the nation back to bush era canonic policies the us president has a slight add in the polls but as vulnerable due to criticism over we growth and employment and health care reform american political cartoonists and author ted rall thinks of romney continues in the same vein we could bypass the current american leader romantic place you could imagine it's very hard to tell to see how mitt romney can overcome the lead in mickey sweet states that obama currently enjoys which considering the state of the economy over the last four years is saying something about the ineptitude of the romney campaign now that said he did outperforms expectations and you know he is still in the game if he continues to surge and do

barack obama of course and mitt romney they clashed over the role of the economy and the government in their first t.v. debate that was scheduled and at this week polls showed romney overwhelmed incumbent obama commanding the ninety minute duel romney said his rival is in favor of a trickle down government said romney would bring the nation back to bush era economic policies the us president has a slight edge in the polls but is vulnerable due to criticism over we. growth unemployment and health care reform historian and gerald hall in bunny's vote has a well between a rock and a hard place to place you here unfortunately in this debate is one reason why nowadays there are those who say that what we haven't learned states is not democracy but a mockery that is to say what happens in other states is that all the candidates of the left such as the green party are barred from this kind of presidential debate and as a result the kinds of policies that president obama has been acting that are subject to withering criticism from the left for example bailing out the banks but not bailing out

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merkel as the country has just a week left to qualify for its next bailout installment. rock obama's presidential rival mitt romney calls for arming the syrian rebels with media revelations now showing import of weapons crates already in the hands of insurgents. close market beijing says the u.s. is afraid to compete on an equal food ng after regulations from washington to china stop companies could be spawning on america. what you are going to live from moscow one pm and the russian capital on marina josh craze isn't golf to protest with thousands of police officers deployed to athens i had a visit by the german chancellor angela merkel well later we'll catch up with our correspondent sara firth who is there and she will bring us the very latest in the meantime rock obama's rival for the u.s. presidency mitt romney has called for a more aggressive foreign policy in the middle east which would include arming the syrian rebels the democrats have hit back saying romney stands lacks vision and consistency artie's going to chicken has more. is president obama of quote sitting on the side

week everybody's talking about the crisis in syria but it's not clear how to accept the dialogue and the disagreement hasn't changed all that much we have heard us president barack obama first call for. president bashar al assad to step down and then his sentiments were echoed by britain and by france obama said that just as the u.s. he says stood by supported and helped liberate the people in egypt in libya he would like to see this. in syria but on the other hand you have many other countries such as russia china brazil and so on and so forth saying that there can't be. any outside intervention into what's taking place in syria this is a crisis that needs to be decided in ended between the parties between the syrian government and the opposition and russia's foreign minister sergei lavrov addressed the general assembly saying that the only way to solve this is through the six point peace plan that was outlined by our former joint special envoy kofi annan many months ago and one of those six points calls for an immediate cease fire but the syrians are saying the syrian government is

say they saw a surge in donations after last week's debate. and raked it in 12 million dollars in less than 48 hours. today in part st. louisie florida president obama brought up the president's uneven debate performance. >> days later we're hearing his excuses. and next january we will be watching him leave the white house for the last time. >> reporter: nearly a week later, talk of the debate still dominated the sunday round table. obama senior advisor david axelrod defended the president on "face the nation". >> i think he was a little taken aback at the braz enness with which governor romney walked away from so many of the positions on which he's run. >> reporter: with just nine days until the two men debate again, this time in hempstead, new york, both campaigns are hoping solid performances will woo voters and donors alike. but while the romney campaign deals with heightened expectation, obama advisors are still not saying what, if anything, the president will do differently this time around. >> i think you can assume that he's reviewed the tape. and it will inform-- it will

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ahead just throw in the towel in the way obama did last week, throw away almost every single advantage he had with voters, and managed to enable his opponent to seem as if he cares about the middle class as much as obama does. with four weeks still to go did the president really just throw away the election? let's get a fair & balanced debate underway joining us pete snyder there on the left of your screen the ce ofrbgs disrupt tere capital and chairman of virginia victory 2012, a fox news contributor. and chris kafinnas, former chief of staff to democratic senator joe manchin. welcome to both of you. what do you think did president obama just throw away the election, throw in the towel? >> no, you've got to love this business. a few weeks ago it was the owe owe president obama was skating to victory, there was nothing that was going to stop him and governor romney was dead and his political fortunes were over. in the split of a second it is almost the opposite. there are four weeks to go, there are still a lot of campaigning to do, critical debates have to happen. the presid

this past week between governor romney and barack obama. the argument for most of this year barack obama has been hitting mitt romney on war on women, arguing he is a waging a war on women. trying to scare women voters what life would be like under a romney presidency. mitt romney for a long time has a way of dealing with this, you saw this in particular in the convention try to make himself more likeable, talk about how he was a good husband and good father and good things he had done for people. that wasn't necessarily working. the point of the column what you saw him do at debates this week instead make his policy arguments. to instead go out there, clearly explained how he is going to help the middle class. in doing so, make all voters and women too realize that some of the things that he was putting forward could actually have a positive impact on their life. that went far more toward making him more likeable than some of his more overt actions. jenna: very interesting to see what changes can be made in just a short time. you mentioned the convention. quick final question here